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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Irish king (1002–1014) who spent most of his life fighting the Danes and the Norse. He was killed after the final defeat of a Danish coalition, which ended Norse power in Ireland.
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Examples
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"Is your name Brian Boru?" she inquired, with animation.
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In "Brian Boru" and "Finn MacCool" Morgan Llewellyn typically writes from the POV of the character she is reasearching not in First Person, but in 3rd Person Limited Omniscient.
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Was one of my ancestors the Irish chieftain Brian Boru?
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History: Brian Boru was the most famous Irish king.
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History: Brian Boru was the most famous Irish king.
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"My father, sir, was an English gentleman, and my mother of Irish descent, whose antecedents claimed Brian Boru as their blood kin."
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History: Brian Boru was the most famous Irish king.
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History: Brian Boru was the most famous Irish king.
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Vikings vs Gaels, weird women and war, as Turlogh Dubh and Conn bear witness to the passing of Brian Boru.
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Vikings vs Gaels, weird women and war, as Turlogh Dubh and Conn bear witness to the passing of Brian Boru.
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